Using This Site

This site is a simple content management system that you can use for your chapter. You will want to familiarize yourself with these instructions. Once you know your tools, you can hide this page (it will be available from the Administration Dashboard)

Administration

Tack "/admin" onto the site name. It will look something like "chapter.fnpschapters.org/admin"

To go back to the site -- just change the URL to chapter.fnpschapters.org

Read these instructions -- also read the sub-pages!

Things You Can Do

Select a theme. The theme will determine how your site looks.

Edit pages

Edit the menu to add or delete pages

Create galleries/slideshows

Store your newsletter

Things You Should Do

Insert your chapter contact information (probably on the Home page)

Insert the chapter meeting site for the map and make sure it works (see below)

How To

Please go to the theme page and read it before selecting a specific theme.

Manage Newsletters

Go to Admin

Click on files tab

Go to newsletters

Click on choose files -- pick your file then hit Upload

Now, go to pages

Pick the Newsletters page to edit

Type in the name you want your users to see, such as "November 2012"

Click the link symbol

Choose URL, we recommend that you also pick load in new browser window

Choose Browse Server

Go to the newsletters directory and pick your file

Do any other edits -- you could, for instance add a summary of what is in the newsletter or add an image.

Click Save

You are done! Add another newsletter next month

Manage Chapter Meeting Information

Go to Admin

Click on pages tab

Choose the meetings page and edit it

Type whatever you want but don't change the line in read that references the google map -- we'll edit the map in a moment

Hit save

Now let's change the map

Pick plugins

Pick Google Map

You'll see a list of plugins

Click "Googlemap" in a dark box to the right

Enter the address for your meeting site (make sure it works, you might want to copy from something you already checked as Googlemap friendly

Scan down further and put in something for the "balloon" -- could be the address again, or possibly parking instructions, or both. Keep is simple

Save

You're done!

Edit Your Home Page (you will likely want to use this for announcements)

Go to Admin

Click on pages tab

Choose the home page and edit it

Save!

Edit Your Calendar

Your chapter has two URLs for TeamUp. One is editable and you go to this site to edit.

The other is read-only. You should edit the calendar component (pick theme, then components) so that it has the correct calendar identifier (this is an ugly number) for your chapter -- it is in the URL. Other than the chapter identifier, the URL is already in the component. You need to edit the conponent ONCE -- it will remain correct for any theme that you pick.

You can also add text to the calendar page. This is a good place to add detail for a special upcoming event in the calendar. If you don't need this, just leave the page empty -- the calendar will still show.

Galleries -- Slide Shows

They could be simpler -- sigh

Upload your images using the files tab. You have some ability to resize, but good advice is to downsize to about a 600-700 maximum dimension before you try to upload

Then go to plugins, Gallery

There are lots of options, but basically, you get to browser the server for files to put in your slide show

When you've chosen them, you save them and it shows you a name -- copy it

Add what you copied to your galleries page -- you'll see one there already as an example

Warning -- if you set "fancy URLs" these basic galleries may not work .... so test before assuming anything.

To do these advanced actions, please consult the documentation for GetSimple

Modify Any Template

Note: There are several templates that use images -- to change those, you will need to upload replacement images

Large images that are part of the theme can be edited. They are in the uploads/sitedesign directory, and each is labeled by what it is followed by the theme associated with it. Size is important -- you will break the site design if you do not size the image the way the theme designer wanted it. You can replace the image (just upload another with the same name) or you can add an image -- if you add an image, you will need to change ther reference to it in the theme's files -- usually just in one place, but no promises since it depends on the theme code.

The image used in Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter is in the theme images directory and is called slider.jpg. It is 940x320 pixels. Just replace it by the image of your choice. So long as you use the same name, you won't need to edit the theme itself. Note that the theme preview will still show the original image, it is not live, but a screenshot.

Change your password (not recommended)

Create a new template (not easy)

Add new plugins (this needs FTP access, and you need to know what you are doing)